
First patient-to-nurse spread of new Sars-like virus reported
Two health workers in Saudi Arabia have become infected with a potentially fatal new Sars-like virus after catching it from patients in their care – the first evidence of such transmission within a hospital, the World Health Organisation said. The new virus, known as novel coronavirus, or nCoV, is from the same family of...

NOL reports 1st quarter profit due to sale of HQ building
NOL's Boss, Lieutenant-General Ng Yat Chung (14 May) - Neptune Orient Lines, Southeast Asia’s biggest container-shipping company, posted a profit in the first quarter, helped by gains from selling its headquarters and lower fuel costs. Net income in the three months ended April 5 was US$75.5 million (93.7 million), compared...

Taiwan sanctions Philippines despite apology
Taiwan on Wednesday slapped sanctions on the Philippines, including a ban on the hiring of new workers, rejecting an apology by President Benigno Aquino for the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman. Philippine coastguards shot dead the 65-year-old last week after they said his vessel illegally sailed into Philippine waters, and...
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